Richmond County, Ga.— Sheriff’s officials began a new program that charges offenders a $5 co-pay for medical services, reports the Augusta Chronicle. … [Read more...]
New Report Shows How Children End Up in Prison
Children who are suspended, expelled, or arrested are more likely to repeat a grade, eventually dropout of school, enter the juvenile justice system … [Read more...]
Compassionate Release Easier In Fed. Prisons
The Federal Bureau of Prisons has made it easier for offenders who suffer from terminal illnesses or deteriorating health to gain a compassionate … [Read more...]
Turning 35 Years Old in Prison
I was editing an article submitted by contributing writer Tommy Winfrey and he told me that he was turning 35 in April. I knew he came to prison as a … [Read more...]
New Sentencing Method Gives Judges Flexibility
California judges are now able to slow down jail populations through a new sentencing method that gives courts more flexibility on where offenders … [Read more...]
Report Incarcerating Californians Did Little
The significant increase in more Californians being jailed since the mid-1970s did little for public safety, according to a new report. “Our dramatic … [Read more...]
April 2013 News Briefs
New Mexico—A man who spent nearly two years in a county jail’s solitary cell will receive a $15.5 million settlement after a federal jury ruled that … [Read more...]
Reports Say California Prison Realignment Has Hit the Wall
State Has Done Nearly All it Can to Shrink Prisoner Population Using This Strategy California has done about all it can to reduce prison populations, … [Read more...]
Stanford Awarded Grant Money For Research on Realignment
The Stanford Criminal Justice Center has received grants totaling $650,000 to support its research on the impact of Gov. Jerry Brown’s prison … [Read more...]
9th Circuit Rules Against Race-Based Punishment
California’s Pelican Bay State Prison has been ordered to end race-based punishment except during riots and other dire emergencies by a federal … [Read more...]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- …
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- …
- 42
- Next Page »